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Physician Assistant : Library Lecture Guide

This is a companion guide to the Introduction to Literature Searching Lecture.

Five W's for Evaluating Information

As you start gathering results from your search, you need to evaluate the content for your needs. Not only do you need to identify if it helps you answer your question, but also things like the publication date, where it was located, who wrote it, etc. One way to remember evaluation criteria is to think of who, what, when, where, why.